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Feb 13, 2014 at 2:00 AMFeb 14, 2014 at 11:56 AM

Arts and entertainment events that don't fit under visual arts, stage or concerts!

Advance tickets

The music hall: 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. The loft: 131 Congress St., Portsmouth. Tickets now available at The Music Hall box office, at 436-2400 or at www.themusichall.org. Members may buy advance tickets on the first Saturday of every month for upcoming events. To become a member call 433-3100, ext. 3014 or at www.themusichall.org.

feb. 13-17 | Fire & Ice, Day-time fun for families, special programs and offers in stores, restaurants and performing arts spaces and evening entertainment. Portsmouth Gas Light Company hosts its Fire & Ice Fest on Friday through Sunday evenings, with three ice bars, fire pits, ice luges, wood fire-grilled food and ice sculptures. Strawbery Banke Museum will host a hearth-cooking workshop and dinner on Friday; Winter Night in Pitt Tavern on Saturday; and dog sled rides on Sunday. New Hampshire Public Television will be screening films at Seacoast Repertory Theater selected to promote their group tour to Iceland in June 2014 with Willem Lange, while the Players' Ring will be showcasing performances by Patrick Dorow Productions. The Discover Portsmouth Center continues its "Flowers of Winter" exhibit with a special program at 11 a.m. Saturday. It all kicks off at the Port Inn Opening Night Party Thursday, Feb. 13. For information, contact Caitlyn Hassett at functions@portsmouthgaslight.com or visit: http://www.strawberybanke.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=283%3Afireice&catid=18%3Asearch-calendar&Itemid=72.

feb. 20 | writers in the loft, presents Debora L. Spar and her national bestseller about the current state of feminism "Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. The event includes an author presentation and moderated Q+A, plus book signing and meet-and-greet. It will be held at the Music Hall Loft at 131 Congress St., Portsmouth. The Music Hall's Community Partner for the event is the New Hampshire Women's Initiative. Hailed by such luminaries as Sheryl Sandberg, Tina Brown, and Erica Jong, "Wonder Women" looks at why, 50 years after the Equal Pay Act, women are still living in a man's world. The ticket package is $41 ($38 for members). In addition to a reserved seat, the package includes a copy of "Wonder Women" ($27, hardcover), a bar beverage, and book signing meet-and-greet. Packages can be purchased through The Music Hall box office, located at 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, over the phone at 436-2400 or online at www.themusichall.org.

feb. 21 | National Comedy star Kenny Rogerson, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, as part of The Portsmouth Pearl's monthly comedy series. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance at www.portsmouthpearl.com or $15 cash the night of the show if not sold out. Appearing with Rogerson will be funnymen Doug Blay and Jeff Keon.

feb. 21 | Comedy night, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the Holy Grail, Epping. Live, stand-up comedy returns with Las Vegas regular Paul Gilligan and Ralphie Joyal as the main performers. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance through the Holy Grail, 64 Main St., Epping, or at the show the night of the show if seats are available. Call 679-9559 or e-mail info@theholygrailpub.com.

feb. 22 | hypnotist frank santos jr., 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. Under Santos' hypnotic spell, audience members are more than willing to follow his every command ...; from awkward to outrageous ...; in this unpredictable, uproarious laugh-until-your-sides-hurt R-rated comedy show. Tickets: $24. Reserve tickets online at RochesterOperaHouse.com or call/stop by the box office 335-1992, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday/Wednesday/Friday and two hours before the show. Cash bar. Patrons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

feb. 28 | short film night, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at PPMtv, 280 Marcy St., Portsmouth. Portsmouth Short Film Night is a free event for independent filmmakers to screen and discuss their work and for cinema lovers to get a front row seat to emerging and established talent. It is brought to new venues across Portsmouth by Film Unbound and 3S Artspace. Visit http://psfn.filmunbound.com.

MULTIMEDIA HISTORIC TOUR OF THE MUSIC HALL, get the inside scoop on the stories of sea and of land, of ghosts and of myths, and of fiery destruction and rebirth that have defined one of the oldest operating theaters in the United States. Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12.50, $10 for members and are available at The Music Hall box office, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, at 436-2400, or at www.themusichall.org.

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